Le budget sera appelé par semestre

English translation: The budget is to be requisitioned half-yearly

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French term or phrase:	Le budget sera appelé par semestre
English translation:	The budget is to be requisitioned half-yearly
Entered by:	Adrian MM. (X)

17:19 Feb 29, 2016

French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Real Estate / Co-ownership regulations (France)

French term or phrase: Le budget sera appelé par semestre

This is part of a resolution amending co-ownership regulations (residential)
The preceding paragraph approves the annual budget in the sum of xxx Euros for all co-ownership property charges.

Does it mean
- the budget will be presented every 6 months, or
- the budgeted costs will be charged to the co-owners every 6 months or
- something else?

No guesses please. Only answer if you are fully familiar with this usage.

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The budget is to be requisitioned half-yearly

Explanation:
It's hard to be familiar with a mis-use of appeler. But it must be shorthand for budget calls on the 'credits' = appropriations.

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Adrian MM. (X)
Local time: 19:57

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4 +2

The budget is to be requisitioned half-yearly

Adrian MM. (X)

4 +1

the budget will be called down every 6 months

Tony M

service charge demands shall be made half yearly

B D Finch

Discussion entries: 7

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5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

le budget sera appelé par semestre the budget will be called down every 6 months

Explanation:
I.e. they'll ask for the annual sum in 2 payments.
I don't know if the term 'to call-down' is used in this specific context, but it certainly is in others dealing with budgets.

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Note added at 31 minutes (2016-02-29 17:51:23 GMT)
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The term "call-down budget" is used, but in the reverse sense: a budget from which money can be 'called down' as needed...

Anyway, leaving aside that specific term — it's certainly what the underlying meaning is.

Tony M
France
Local time: 19:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 365

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks TM; this concurs with my understanding

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

philgoddard: I think your explanation may be right (I'm not sure, because you haven't given any references), but I wouldn't use "call down" in this context.

3 mins

-> Thanks, Phil! I haven't got time to do that sort of research Asker can easily do for himself, i'm just giving a hint based on years of experience in the field. Over to Asker now...

neutral

Timothy Rake: I've never hear the expression "to call down" referring to a budget, at least not in US English. I think your idea of "payment will be required" on budget every 6 months is more appropriate

17 mins

-> Thanks, Timothy! Oh well, I have heard it used, and I was really only trying to help Asker by highlighting the similarity with the FR term.

agree

Ben Lenthall: Maybe it's not used un the US but my ex-chairman, who spent many years in the US running ad agncies certainly used it.

28 mins

-> Thanks a lot, T/T!

neutral

GILLES MEUNIER: ce n'est pas le sens d'appeler dans ce contexte...

3 days 10 hrs

-> Well, actually, it IS; but as I explained above, I was only trying to help Asker to see how it was possible to 'rapprocher' the source and target terms.

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

The budget is to be requisitioned half-yearly

Explanation:
It's hard to be familiar with a mis-use of appeler. But it must be shorthand for budget calls on the 'credits' = appropriations.

Reference: http://www.ehow.com/info_8592899_budget-requisition.html

Adrian MM. (X)
Local time: 19:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 165

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17 hrs confidence:

service charge demands shall be made half yearly

Explanation:
I prefer "half yearly" to "twice yearly" because the latter could mean one in January and one in September, whereas the former means six months apart.

www.propertylawuk.net/servicecharge18monthrule.html
Service charge demands · Administration charges ... Quarterly demands for interim service charges were subsequently made. However, final accounts for those ...

www.boltburdon.co.uk/.../are-you-unhappy-with-your-service-... is particularly relevant where one-off service charge demands are made in respect of major works.

www.capitalwharf.com/information-recommendations/charges/Se... Charges. Service charge demands are made twice yearly and are payable by 1st January and 1st July of each year to our Managing Agent, KFH

http://www.inspiredpropertymanagement.com/faqs/
"As a leaseholder you will receive a service charge demand at the frequency your lease dictates, typically annually, half yearly or quarterly."

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Note added at 17 hrs (2016-03-01 10:31:03 GMT)
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For an example of the French usage in the context of cio-propriété, see http://jrpg.lecornu.perso.sfr.fr/html/PV-AGD/PV-AG-CORUM-2ju...

B D Finch
France
Local time: 19:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 271

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